Hardcore · Open PvP
Payon
Payon runs the hardcore · open pvp ruleset of Ragnarok Online: 1x rates, full loot, death penalty. The sprite-lit kingdom that invented the job tree is open again — Prontera fountain, card drops, MVP hunts, and all.
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Uptime · 30 days
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Southeast Asia
1.0.3
Client version
◆ What you get
- Original client at modern resolutions
- Card and MVP drop rates audited against kRO
- Weekly War of Emperium with castle economy
- Free character transfer window each season
◆ The numbers
1xBase EXP
1xJob EXP
1xDrop
1x rates
Full loot
Death penalty
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Article thumbnail — Update (16:9)
Aug 27, 2026
Fresh-start Classic shard opens with 1x rates
No transfers, no market seeding — a clean economy for players who want the 2003 grind exactly as it was.
Read moreArticle thumbnail — Event (16:9)
Aug 19, 2026
War of Emperium returns to a fixed weekend slot
Castle sieges now run Saturdays at 20:00 server time on every shard, with a shared cross-server ladder.
Read moreArticle thumbnail — Patch Notes (16:9)
Aug 11, 2026
Card drop tables audited against original kRO data
Forty-one monsters had inherited wrong rates from a decade-old private-server dump. All corrected.
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